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newel

'nju:әl4 senses · 5 ms
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noun/ˈnjuː.əl//ˈnu.əl//ˈnju.əl/
  1. 1

    Either of two kinds of supporting post in a staircase.; A central pillar around which some types of spiral staircase are spiralled.

  2. 2

    Either of two kinds of supporting post in a staircase.; A sturdy pillar at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail.

    • We went along the hall to the end and up a flight of stairs with a carved handrail and newel post.
noun/ˈnjuː.əl//ˈnu.əl//ˈnju.əl/
  1. 1

    A novelty; a new thing.obsolete

    • 1882: Edmund Spenser (Alexander Balloch Grosart, ed) The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Edmund Spenser He was so enamoured with the newel.

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